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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Dissection of lungs in situ

Right lung.

Image #125-1

KEYWORDS: Lung, Right lung, Vasculature.

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Dissection of lungs in situ
Right lung.
The upper and middle lobes have been removed. The lobar bronchi (2, 17) have been preserved with their segmental divisions. The lower lobe has been partially dissected.
  1. Azygos vein (cut off)
  2. Bronchus of upper right lobe
  3. Right pulmonary artery (upper pointer, branch to upper lobe lower pointer, interlobar part)
  4. Superior branch lower lobe right pulmonary artery
  5. Superior segmental bronchus
  6. Lower lobe (pointer on interlobar surface)
  7. Basal branch anterior right pulmonary artery
  8. Anterior basal segmental bronchus
  9. Medial basal segmental bronchus
  10. Inferior intersegmental vein
  11. Medial basal segmental bronchus (left pointer, anterior branch; right pointer, medial branch)
  12. Diaphragmatic surface lower lobe
  13. Ascending aorta
  14. Superior tracheobronchial lymph nodes
  15. Pulmonary trunk
  16. Right superior pulmonary vein
  17. Bronchus of middle right lobe
  18. Left superior pulmonary vein
  19. Left atrium
  20. Pericardium
  21. Lower lobe left lung
  22. Inferior vena cava